Pending retirement brings year of transition at MDMC

Thursday, January 21, 2010By Scott Welton

Charles Ancell, president of Missouri Delta Medical Center, pictured left, looks over some hospital figures with Jason Schrumpf, senior vice president. Ancell will be delegating more and more responsibilities to Schrumpf during the next year as Ancell moves toward his recently-announced retirement.(Photo by Scott Welton, Staff)

SIKESTON -- After two decades at the helm, Missouri Delta Medical Center's chief executive officer will pass his responsibilities on to the next generation of leadership.

Charles Ancell, president of MDMC, announced this week that he will retire at the end of this year while Jason Schrumpf, formerly the vice president of professional services, was promoted to senior vice president.

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